Tag: United Kingdom
Unmarked tanks reported in Donetsk; UK premier: Putin has ‘torn up international law’
A column of unmarked military vehicles was seen on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine on Tuesday morning, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops in the eastern part of...
Largest student union in UK criticized for supporting Israeli Apartheid Week
The United Kingdom’s National Union of Students is facing backlash for promoting “division, not dialogue” by supporting the annual Israeli Apartheid Week that begins on March 21.
NUS, which has also backed such activities in the...
British education secretary hosts summit addressing campus anti-Semitism in UK
The United Kingdom’s education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, hosted a summit last week where vice chancellors from universities across the country, university representatives and Jewish groups gathered to discuss better ways of tackling anti-Semitism in...
UK, Jewish groups demand YouTube remove sermons inciting anti-Semitism
YouTube is being urged to remove from its platform anti-Semitic hate sermons in the language Urdu, including those posted by clerics idolized by the gunman who took hostages at a Texas synagogue on Jan....
‘Malevolent racist’ in UK who calls for second Holocaust convicted of harrassment
A man in the United Kingdom was convicted of one count of malicious communication and two counts of racially aggravated harassment after calling for another Holocaust while harassing a Jewish writer, reported The Jewish Chronicle.
Nicolas...
UK police arrest two in connection with Texas hostage crisis
British counter-terror officers have arrested two people in connection with the Texas hostage crisis on Saturday, according to a statement by the Greater Manchester Police.
The arrests came shortly after the attacker, who was fatally shot by...
Jordanian MPs: UK’s terrorist designation of Hamas an ‘act of aggression’
Dozens of Jordanian parliamentarians on Sunday issued a statement condemning Britain’s plan to designate Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist organization.
While Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, Canada,...
United Kingdom declares entire Hamas organization as terror group
United Kingdom’s Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that she is seeking to declare the entire Hamas organization as a terrorist group.
While the military wing of Hamas, known as the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, is...
Anti-Semitic incidents at UK universities reach all-time high, new data reveals
Anti-Semitic incidents hit an unprecedented high at universities in the United Kingdom during the previous academic year, according to recently released data collected by the Community Security Trust (CST).
A total of 111 anti-Semitic cases were recorded...
Israel’s UK ambassador: ‘I will not be intimidated’ by pro-Palestinian protesters
Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely said on Wednesday that she would “not be intimidated” after facing angry pro-Palestinian protesters outside of a debate held at the London School of Economics.
After a...